A Sporadic Week
Hannah Rodriguez and Deborah Roquiz walked along the sloping road, returning back from a long morning of classes in the town of Yerbas Buenas. Hearing the distant hum of an approaching vehicle, they didn’t think anything of it until it slowed next to them. It was a man, a taxi driver from Campo Verde traveling back home with his wife and son. He offered them a ride which they gladly accepted. As they continued down the road, now at a much quicker pace than before, the family began to talk to them. In broken Spanish, the two explained their jobs as missionaries and volunteer teachers at the local schools. The man was completely surprised.
“Why would you volunteer to do that?” he asked.
As they drew closer to Campo Verde the family expressed their appreciation for the two missionaries. It was wonderful, they believed, that they would volunteer to teach and influence the people in Peru. As the small family drove away, the two were left with a gratitude for a free ride into town and the assurance that they were doing something good.
Hannah describes this week of teaching as “sporadic”. In Los Pinos they are preparing for standardized tests and therefore are not having usual classes. In Campo Verde the electricity went out, making the night classes for adults impossible. In Yerbas Buenas the school had invited a different school to enjoy a day of games and sports, thus canceling all classes for that day. All of this in addition to the usual problem of absent teachers and students made for a week of hit and miss teaching.
Hannah made do, though, with her class consisting of two children (all the others were sick), by playing red light, green light in English and practicing verbs like “to see”. The classroom atmosphere seems like it changes every day according to Hannah.
“Sometimes they’re rowdy, sometimes they’re calm,” she says.
But with all the changes and inconsistencies of class, the community ambassadors at Km. 38 continue to make lesson plans and visit with members of the community. They, on occasion, meet people who have never heard of AMOR Projects and the work being done for the people of Peru.
“I hope they’re seeing Jesus in me and in my actions,” says Hannah.
Hannah Rodriguez
Community Ambassador Km 38
“Why would you volunteer to do that?” he asked.
As they drew closer to Campo Verde the family expressed their appreciation for the two missionaries. It was wonderful, they believed, that they would volunteer to teach and influence the people in Peru. As the small family drove away, the two were left with a gratitude for a free ride into town and the assurance that they were doing something good.
Hannah describes this week of teaching as “sporadic”. In Los Pinos they are preparing for standardized tests and therefore are not having usual classes. In Campo Verde the electricity went out, making the night classes for adults impossible. In Yerbas Buenas the school had invited a different school to enjoy a day of games and sports, thus canceling all classes for that day. All of this in addition to the usual problem of absent teachers and students made for a week of hit and miss teaching.
Hannah made do, though, with her class consisting of two children (all the others were sick), by playing red light, green light in English and practicing verbs like “to see”. The classroom atmosphere seems like it changes every day according to Hannah.
“Sometimes they’re rowdy, sometimes they’re calm,” she says.
But with all the changes and inconsistencies of class, the community ambassadors at Km. 38 continue to make lesson plans and visit with members of the community. They, on occasion, meet people who have never heard of AMOR Projects and the work being done for the people of Peru.
“I hope they’re seeing Jesus in me and in my actions,” says Hannah.
Hannah Rodriguez
Community Ambassador Km 38
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